Scott Heiferman, the organizer of the NY Tech Meetup, has canceled tonight's startup presentations, opting for a meet-and-greet instead. Why? He tells Silicon Alley Insider's Peter Kafka that he didn't want to "risk" the event "with presentations that some would find mediocre." Funny, "mediocre" seems to describe any event featuring a bunch of SoHo-dwelling, West-Chelsea-officed, Union-Square-Ventures-funded, trendy-cocktail-swilling, Prada-wearing, Balthazar-brunching, Valley-wannabe startups. On the bright side, attendees will have more time to knock elbows with Kafka and fellow filthy hack turned blogger Dan Frommer.

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